32nd annual Dare to Go Bare
5K Run & 2K Walk – Sunday April 12, 2026
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PLEASE NOTE: For the 2026 event, the April 12th date, and the schedule and details below, are TENTATIVE and may change. Firm date and registration should be available toward the end of 2025. Please check back later.
Experience the freedom of running au naturel through the 200 acres of Lake Como Resort. The run registration fee includes use of all resort facilities the rest of the day. Each runner is allowed to bring in 1 person not running without additional charge.
- Check-in: 7:30 to 8:45 am
- 5K run starts 9:00 am
- 2K walk starts 10:00 am
- Awards ceremony 11:00 am
AWARDS: 5K medals 3 deep men’s & women’s in seven age groups ♦ 2K walk medals overall only (no age groups) 3 deep men’s & women’s
PENDING FOR 2026:
Online registration
Event fee
Tee shirt from 2025 event
Advance online registration is required for all runners & walkers. Registration allows participation in the run, the walk, or both. The registration deadline is [to be announced]..
Registration prerequisite: Lake Como is a safe space, and a DataSource background check is required of all guests. Please call the Lake Como office at 813-949-1810 ext. 0 (7 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm) to obtain Background Check File Number for each attendee, a required entry on the registration form.
No photography: We will not be photographing this year’s run, and no photography by event participants or guests will be allowed.
Please note if using the resort facilities that Nudity is mandatory in the pool, hot tub and sauna, and is encourged and allowed throughout the resort grounds.
In 2025, we had 109 persons participating in the run and/or walk. 75 runners were clocked past the run finish line. The first man over the finish line in 18:32 was a 40 year old runner. The first woman at 26:03 was 44 years old. The last person over the finish line in 62:03 was a 67 year old man. The youngest runner – an 18 year old woman – finished in 37:10. Our oldest runner – an 80 years old man – finished in 47:36.
2025 Courses: The run course is about 50% pavement and 50% nature preserve trail. Walk course is 100% on pavement.
past run photos by Andrea & Tim – We will not be photographing this year’s event
